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Vancouver Island Holistic Counselling offers therapy and coaching services online or in person.

Veronique Rioux is a Therapeutic Transpersonal Counsellor and owner of Choose2be Health and Fitness.

02/03/2026

Sometimes we search for purpose and legacy, but the truth is, purpose doesn’t have to be complicated. 🌟

In my early twenties, I realized my purpose was simple: bring light and smiles to others. Today, it’s grown—to create a safe, kind, and joyful space for people. 💛✨

It’s about showing up, doing the work, and asking: Am I creating a safe world for others? When we focus on contribution instead of differences, empowerment follows naturally. 🌱

If you’re seeking support, I’m currently taking new clients for counselling at VancouverIslandHolisticCounselling.ca. 🖤

01/20/2026

Sometimes life throws challenges our way, and it’s easy to feel stuck in victimhood — like everything is happening to us. 😔 But there’s another path: accountability. 💪✨

Accountability isn’t about blame or perfection. It’s about taking ownership of what we can control, making conscious choices, and moving forward even when life has been hard. 🌱 It’s about reclaiming your power, rather than giving it away to circumstances or past experiences. 🔑

Victimhood keeps us in a loop of “why me?” Accountability opens the door to “what can I do next?” — and that shift can be life-changing. 🌟

Healing doesn’t mean ignoring your pain. It means honoring your story while choosing growth, even when it’s uncomfortable. 🤍🔥

If you’re ready to step into your power, you don’t have to do it alone. VancouverIslandHolisticCounselling.ca offers support and guidance for anyone looking to move from stuck because healing takes intention and care. 👐

01/19/2026

✨ It’s so easy to get caught up in wanting to just feel happy and positive all the time. But sometimes, in our quest for “good vibes only,” we can bypass the very things in our lives that need to be acknowledged and felt.

I love this quote: “It’s not about feeling good, it’s about becoming good at feeling.” 💛 It’s a reminder that growth, healing, and true strength come from allowing ourselves to experience all of it—the uncomfortable, the messy, and the beautiful.

As much as training our minds to see the positive is powerful, it’s equally important to face what’s in front of us. Feeling everything fully is what helps us grow stronger, wiser, and more resilient.

If you’re looking for support or guidance on your health, fitness, or personal growth journey, visit choose2be.ca or vancouverislandholisticcounselling.ca 🌿

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01/12/2026

How do you actually stay connected to the people closest to you? 🤍

Is it eye contact over coffee ☕
A walk without phones 🚶‍♀️
A deep conversation that isn’t rushed ⏳
Or simply sitting together in silence?

And then… an honest question:
How much time do you spend on your device each day? 📱

Our phones keep us connected—but sometimes at the cost of real presence.
True connection happens when we slow down, listen, and let ourselves be seen.
It happens in the nervous system, not the notification bar.

If you’re noticing disconnection, overwhelm, or loneliness—even while being “always on”—you’re not alone. Support can help you come back to yourself and to others 💛

✨ Let’s start the conversation.
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👇 Tell me in the comments:
What helps you feel most connected to the people you love?

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01/09/2026

I’m deeply passionate about couple therapy — not just because I’m a therapist, but because I lived partnership for 15 years in a committed relationship while raising three boys.

Here’s the truth most couples don’t want to hear:

💔 Love is never enough to make a relationship work.

Strong couples aren’t lucky.

They’re skilled.

Most couples never upgrade their communication skills after they fall in love — yet they expect the relationship to magically survive stress, parenting, resentment, exhaustion, and unmet needs.

Relationships are a team sport.

If you don’t like collaboration, repair, shared leadership, and effort — don’t be in a relationship.

Good marriages are built when two individuals consistently choose the relationship over self-interest.

If you want it to be about you all the time — stay single.

Marriage gets hard.

Complaining happens.

Blame happens.

The couples who thrive?

They get help — and they get to work.

✨ Successful relationships are built, not found.

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01/05/2026

Sometimes our anxiety isn’t coming from what’s happening —
it’s coming from the story we’re telling about it.

When we’re overwhelmed, triggered, or stuck in old patterns, the mind looks for certainty:
Who’s wrong?
What does this mean?
How do I protect myself?

But constant interpretation can quietly keep us in a state of tension.

In counselling, we often slow things down enough to notice this:
👉 Not every reaction needs an explanation
👉 Not every feeling needs to be fixed
👉 Not every moment needs a verdict

Healing often begins when we learn to see differently — with curiosity instead of judgment, compassion instead of control.

Whether you’re navigating co-parenting stress, relationship strain, anxiety, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself, you don’t have to do it alone.

Support doesn’t mean you’re failing.
It means you’re choosing awareness, presence, and care.

✨ Vancouver Island Holistic Counselling
✨ Individual & relationship support
✨ In-person and virtual sessions available

01/04/2026

Healthy relationships don’t come from managing, fixing, or monitoring others.
They come from learning how to manage ourselves 🌱

When we stop chasing certainty, reassurance, or perfect clarity—and instead choose presence—something begins to shift.
We soften.
We listen more deeply 👂
We speak more honestly 🗣️
We notice our own bodies, emotions, and needs instead of abandoning ourselves to keep connection.

This is what nervous-system-safe connection actually looks like 🧠💛
Not perfect.
Not polished.
Not performative.

Just real.
Real regulation.
Real boundaries.
Real intimacy that doesn’t require us to disappear to be loved.

Connection starts within—and ripples outward when we feel safe enough to stay. ✨

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12/22/2025

You don’t need to control the situation to be safe.
You need presence.

So many women were taught that peace comes from:
• managing others
• anticipating reactions
• keeping everyone comfortable

But real regulation comes from something else entirely.

From staying in your body.
From naming your truth calmly.
From choosing curiosity over control.
From allowing two realities to exist at once.

You can set boundaries without anger.
You can say no without guilt.
You can walk away without abandoning yourself.

Healing isn’t about fixing everyone else.
It’s about reclaiming your inner authority.

Presence is power.
Sovereignty is safety.

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12/19/2025

You don’t heal by rushing — you heal by listening. 🧘‍♀️💛

When life moves too fast, your nervous system can slip into survival mode. ⚡️😣
True healing begins when we slow down, simplify, and honor our own rhythm. 🐢✨

Saying no is an act of self-respect. ✋💪
Choosing comfort is an act of sovereignty. 🛋️👑
Taking moments to breathe, pause, and just be is not indulgence — it’s essential. 🌿💫

💬 Question:
What would change if you truly honored your own pace today? 💭💛

12/17/2025

When care turns into constant fixing, soothing, or anticipating emotions, something important gets lost: you.
Rescuing can feel like love at first ❤️
until your body tightens, your needs shrink, and your voice learns to stay quiet just to keep the peace.

Healing asks for something different ✨

It looks like:
• regulating your nervous system 🫶
• letting others experience their feelings without stepping in 🌊
• choosing self-respect, even when it’s uncomfortable — and without explaining yourself 🌿

This isn’t withdrawal.
This isn’t selfishness.

This is emotional maturity.
This is secure attachment.
This is learning where you end — and someone else begins 🤍

💬 Reflection:
Where are you still rescuing out of habit… and what might shift if you stopped?

12/16/2025

You are responsible to people — not for people.

This is one of the hardest lessons for women who were taught to:
• keep the peace
• carry the emotional load
• make sure everyone else is okay

But here’s the truth:
You cannot regulate someone else’s nervous system.
You cannot fix another person’s feelings.
And it is not your job to try.

Healing begins when we release false responsibility and reclaim our own worth.

✨ Setting boundaries is not abandonment.
✨ Self-care is not selfish.
✨ Guilt is often conditioning — not truth.

When you stop managing everyone else, you finally have space to meet yourself.

💬 Question for reflection:
Where in your life are you carrying responsibility that doesn’t belong to you?

12/15/2025

You don’t feel guilty because you’re selfish. ❌💔
You feel guilty because you were trained to self-abandon. To put others’ needs above your own, to shrink yourself so the people around you could feel safe. To believe your feelings, your body, your voice, your time — somehow mattered less. 💭

Healing isn’t about trying harder. 🌿✨
It’s about seeing differently — recognizing the patterns you inherited, the scripts you were handed, and the old messages that no longer serve you. 🪞

When you stop responding to the present through the lens of your past, space opens. 🕊️
Space for your own voice. Space for your own needs. Space to simply be. 🌸
Choice returns. ✅
Peace becomes possible, not as a reward, but as a natural consequence of coming home to yourself. 🏡💖

Reflection:
💬 What belief about yourself are you ready to question today?
💬 What part of your own heart have you been leaving out to please others?
💬 How could your life shift if you let yourself matter first?

Learn more at: 🌐 vancouverislandholisticcounselling.ca

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Address

2598 Rosstown Road
Nanaimo, BC

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 9pm
Tuesday	7am - 9pm
Wednesday	7am - 9pm
Thursday	7am - 9pm
Friday	7am - 9pm

Telephone

+12507400886

Website

http://www.vancouverislandholisticcounselling.ca/

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